SEA has been conceived to fit in a myriad of traditional and alternative performance space with Action Events mixed and matched to suit a specific audience and / or venue.

SEA combines new work with reimagined signature pieces, instilling them with new life and energy. Elizabeth Streb: “In the past few years, it occurred to me that instruments in an orchestra don’t just compose one symphony. A guitar doesn’t just invent one riff or a single melody. Our ‘action machines’ have more than one dance in them”.

“Watching STREB-SEA, from your seat you fly and writhe with each company member as they dare to defy gravity; the audience reaction is a singular response of gasps, relief and applause, all underscored by a fun and funky music score!” – Eric Fliss, Managing Director – South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center

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SEA at a glance:

Stage configuration adaptable to all venue shapes, sizes and locations both indoor and outside

*Please note that the number of events and running order may be modified as required by Venue/Presenter.

AIRCommissioned by Wolf Trap to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of Flight. Pure and sustained airborne action on an Olympic trampoline.

TILTAn examination of gravity and form on a slanted 8-foot square. Commissioned by Fall For Dance Festival 2016

SQUIRMAn homage to Harry Houdini designed with human bodies rather than locks. Eight dancers inhabit a small plexi-glass box stacking themselves on top of one another. A ninth performer wriggles and writhes through the box to make an escape.

POP ACTIONA burst of Elizabeth Streb’s signature technique, Pop Action explores the geometry of the body in space. From a Perfect Line to Ball, X to Clump, action is streamlined and distilled into pure movement.

TIEDInspired by 1970s performance art piece, two performers tethered together by a length of rope. Forces that attract and repel, push and pull. A stark yet poetic microcosm of human relationships and raw physical power.

SILVERA gleaming aluminum 21-foot turning ladder, inspired by the essential, quotidian fire escape and the myth of Sisyphus. Eight dancers inhabit and negotiate the spinning rungs with nerve and split second timing as their own gravity propels the rungs ever faster creating moments of hard-won, graceful beauty. The mission for the dancers: Never Let Go! Commissioned by Fall For Dance Festival 2016

Total Running Time: approximately 90 minutes including 15-minute intermission

“Watching STREB is akin to the catharsis of contact sports except no one is trying to make anyone lose. Everyone is on the same team with a trust, cohesion, and intimate intuition that evince awe.” – John Stoltenberg – DC Metro Theater Arts

“STREB stretches the boundaries of traditional dance, circus, and gymnastics to create a thrilling movement-based performance unlike anything I’ve seen before. The relaxed environment mixed with the professional quality of the production and performance really made for a fun and unique experience. The audience loved it and so did I!” – Jeffery Martin, Producer / Presenter – Brigham Young University